The 20 hardest colleges to get into in America

Harvard is the hardest college to get into in the US.Jared Wickerham/Getty Images

With an acceptance rate of just 5.8% and typical SAT scores between 2120 and 2390, Harvard University is America's hardest college to get into, according to a new list from the academic review site Niche.com.

The rankings are based on acceptance rates and SAT and ACT scores reported to the US Department of Education. College acceptance rates received a weighted average of 60% in the ranking computation, and SAT/ACT scores received a weighted average of 40%.

Take a look at the top 20 hardest colleges to get into in the country: